Abundant Metal Chemistry and Properties
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what is the third most abundant metal on earth?
Aluminum
What are the five most abondant metals on earth?
Aluminum, Iron, Magnesium, Titanium, Manganese
In order what is the five most abundant metals in earth's crust?
Oxygen, silicon, aluminum, Iron, Calcium
Sedimentary
mineral deposits are precipitated from a solution, typically sea water
Magmatic
mineral deposits concentrated in igneous rocks
Hydrothermal
mineral deposits form in association with magma and water
Residual
mineral deposits formed by weathering reactions at the earth's surface
Placer
minerals are sorted and distributed by flow of water (or ice)
what are clay minerals composed of?
silica, alumina or magnesia or both, and water
